AthletesTeams
Lukaku vs De Bruyne
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LukakuWinner
87.5Lukaku wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
De Bruyne
85.7De Bruyne wins: no category outright
Candidates
Locked to FootballShareable URL · /compare/romelu-lukaku-v-vs-de-bruyne
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Romelu Lukaku
87.5
Lukaku leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Romelu Lukaku
2. Kevin De Bruyne
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Goals per season1. 🇧🇪 Romelu Lukaku5 seasons played · career day 1,825318 goals
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇪 Kevin De Bruyne5 seasons played · career day 3,28755 goals
-82.7% vs Lukaku at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Lukaku | 0 | 0 | 55 | 114 | 318 | 651 |
| 🇧🇪 De Bruyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LukakuActive | De BruyneActive |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium goals | 89 | — |
| Belgium caps | 124 | 110 |
| Serie A titles | 1 | — |
| Career club goals | 340 | — |
| Conference League titles | 1 | — |
| Premier League titles | — | 6 |
| Champions League titles | — | 1 |
| Premier League assists | — | 119 |
| PFA Player of the Year | — | 2 |
| Career goals | — | 160 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 91 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Lukaku87.5
De Bruyne85.7
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Lukaku vs De Bruyne. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.